bà ba (informal) father

mā ma mama; mommy; mother

chū mén to go on a journey; away from home; exit door; to go out of the door

wǒ men we; us; ourselves; our

chū qù to go out

nǐ you

zài jiā at home

hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly

dú shū to read a book; to study; to attend school

zuò gōng kè Do homework

gōng kè homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study

qián front

duì reply

shuō speak

shuì persuade

de of

dí exact

dì target

yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite

dā ying to promise; to agree; to reply; to respond

xīn li chest; heart; mind

àn zì inwardly; to oneself; secretly

gāo xìng happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood

dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end

diàn shì television; TV

shí jī fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity

jiù and then

dǎ kāi to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

jīn jīn enthusiastic; ardent; (with) great relish

jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest pleasure (idiom); with gusto; to relish; eagerly; with great interest

yǒu wèi tasty

de (particle, de)

dì earth

kàn qǐ lái seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be

qǐ lai to stand up; to get up; beginning; upward; bring together; preliminary judgement

tū rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected

zǒu láng corridor; aisle; hallway; colonnade; passageway; piazza; veranda

shàng chuán to upload

chuán lái (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive

yī zhèn a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)

jiǎo bù footstep; step

jiǎo bù shēng footstep sound

hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like

gè piece

nán man

zāo gāo too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad

huí lai to return; to come back

xùn sù rapid; speedy; fast

guān diào to switch off; to shut off

fēi kuài very fast; at lightning speed

pǎo run

fáng jiān room

ná qǐ to pick up

bǐ pen

jiǎ zhuāng to feign; to pretend

zuò yè school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate

děng zhe waiting; waiting for

bèi blanket

hǎo bàn tiān most of the day

bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while

yě also

nà that

nèi that

què but

wǎng go toward

yuǎn chù distant place

yī chǎng a round; a scene; one (event)

xū jīng false alarm; panic rumor

jiē zhe to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn

dōng dōng (onom.) thud; thumping; thudding; pounding

dōng dong Dongdong, cheerleading mascot of 2008 Beijing Olympics

yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)

qiāo mén to knock on a door

gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay

kāi mén open (the) door

yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out

lín jū neighbor; next door

zhāng stretch

shū shu father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]

sòng send

jiē guò took; received

xiè xie to thank; thanks; thank you

guān shang to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)

guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)

bù yī huǐ er in a moment

yī huì r a while; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]

huì er a period (usually used as 一会儿)

xiǎng think

kěn dìng to be sure; to be certain; sure; certain; definite; to confirm; to affirm; affirmative; to approve; approval; recognition

yòu shì again

dōng xī east and west

dōng xi thing; stuff; person

ā “Ah”

zhàn zài standing on

mén kǒu doorway; gate